In the case of arson in the mourning hall, the Jin Yiwei searched the whole city. Whether they were members of the Li Tang clan or the nobles, they were all imprisoned and tortured. When the case was concluded, five thousand people were put to death.
This incident made Jin Yiwei's reputation spread throughout the Northern Tang Dynasty.
In the streets and alleys, if a child cries, the adults in the family will even say "here comes the brocade robe and the sword" to make the child stop crying.
Because of this, Jinyiwei's North Town and South Town have become places that many officials regard as snakes and scorpions, and they are afraid to avoid them, but there are also many people who want to get in even if they squeeze their heads.
On this day, an angel came from the palace, brought the imperial edict into the Jinyi Guardhouse, and read it in public.
The imperial edict first commended a number of officials who had made meritorious service in the arson case, and then made a series of personnel changes.
Among them, the most eye-catching one is that Yuan Zai, who was originally a member of Wenjie Division, was promoted three levels in a row and became the deputy governor of Nanzhen Fu Division.
A little-known seventh-rank official in Hebei was able to become an official in Beijing because of the recommendation of Li Guangbi, the military governor of Fan Yang.
Now, I don't know what kind of good fortune he has, but he has suddenly transformed into the deputy governor of Nanzhen Fusi.
As everyone knows, Jinyiwei is divided into North Town and South Town. North Town is internal and South Town is external. The Governor of North Town is Wang Hong, the former leader of the emperor's personal troops, and the post of Governor of South Town is temporarily vacant. In other words,
Yuan Zaiqian was promoted to deputy governor, the highest official of Nanzhen, and his status was almost equal to that of Wang Hong.
In this way, some days passed after Yuan Zai took office as the deputy governor of Nanzhen.
Zhang Yanling summoned the guards to work and came to Wang Hong's house. He complained: "Nan Town has become more and more aggressive in the past few days. Not only are we recruiting good people from here, but we are also competing for charcoal resources."
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Wang Hong put down the book in his hand and said to Zhang Yanling: "South Town has just been established, and there are insufficient manpower and materials. It is normal to think of seconding from North Town first. Let them go."
Zhang Yanling seemed to be still angry and said: "The deputy governor of Nanzhen is now very powerful. He set up the political office in the middle road of the guardhouse, carried out extensive construction work, and built a separate garden."
Ban Weizheng, who had been silent all this time, said nonchalantly: "The first thing that matters most when a new official takes office is that Yuan Zai is not from the military, and secondly, he is not a veteran of the court. Such a person, if he wants to be in Nanzhen,
The best way to establish prestige is to gain power for your subordinates and then attack dissidents."
Hearing this, Zhang Yanling asked: "Brother Bang, Wang Liulang, do you know why Your Majesty moved Yuan Zai to be the deputy governor of Nanzhen?"
Ban Weizheng urged Zhang Yanling to speak quickly, and Wang Hong also put down the book in his hand with a look of interest on his face.
Zhang Yanling: "I went to find my brother and found out that Yuan Zai's wife is named Wang Yunxiu, and her father is Wang Zhongsi, the commander-in-chief of the Four Regions of Northern Fan at that time."
Wang Hong was stunned: "Yuan Zai is Wang Zhongsi's son-in-law?"
Ban Weizheng grinned: "No wonder, your Majesty has a close relationship with the Northern Fan, especially Wang Zhongsi. It is reasonable for Wang Duhu's son-in-law to gain your Majesty's trust and hold a high position."
Wang Hong: "As the saying goes, a tiger girl in a general's household. Since Wang Duhu was able to fall in love with Yuan Zai and accept him as his son-in-law, he must be a capable person. Since your majesty can reuse him, he must have a reason."
Zhang Yanling clicked his tongue a few times and said with envy: "Whatever you say, no matter how hard you work, it's not as good as a good background. Now that Yuan Zai is on this big ship, he will definitely have smooth sailing and a smooth rise in the future."
At the same time, Yuan Zai was at home.
Wang Yunxiu was practicing swordplay in the garden. When his servants said that Alang was back, he walked straight to the backyard.
Entering the main hall in the backyard, Wang Yunxiu saw Yuan Zai standing in the hall with his hands on his hands, looking into the distance, deep in thought.
Wang Yunxiu asked: "When did you come back? Why didn't you say anything?"
Yuan Zai heard this and turned around. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Wang Yunxiu still holding the sword. He was stunned for a moment and then said, "Put the sword away first. It looks scary."
Wang Yunxiu responded, handed the sword to the servant, walked to Yuan Zai again, and asked: "How is it in Nanzhen? No one is making things difficult for you, right?"
He smiled and said to Wang Yunxiu: "With Your Majesty's appreciation, Jinyiwei officials from all over the northern and southern towns have come to curry favor with me. How can anyone dare to embarrass me?"
When Wang Yunxiu heard this, he frowned and said, "You just moved to be the deputy governor of Nanzhen. There is no harm in keeping a low profile in everything."
Yuan Zai: "You should also know what kind of place Jinyiwei is. If you keep a low profile in everything, you will not stand out. Naturally, you will not be able to attract the attention of the Holy Emperor. Do more things and make more contributions to welcome the favor of the palace. In the future
Only then can the grace last forever.”
Wang Yunxiu hesitated for a while, and finally made up her mind and said to her husband: "Since you joined the Jinyiwei, I have always been worried. The Jinyiwei arrested and executed 5,000 people before, including many clan members and courtiers. Such yamen are everywhere.
How can killing and killing be a good place to deal with?"
Yuan Zai: "What a woman! I miss you, Duke Yuan. I used to live under the supervision of others and was cautious about my words and deeds. Now I have finally turned around and am in control of the power. How can I hold back in fear? Your Majesty has appointed me as the deputy governor this time. One reason is that
My political achievements are outstanding, and the second reason is because my father-in-law is the commander-in-chief of Beifan. Your Majesty regards me as one of your own family members in Beifan, so he decreed that I should occupy a high position."
Mentioning her father Wang Zhongsi, Wang Yunxiu felt sad and shook her head slightly and said: "My father was jealous of traitorous officials because of his high position back then. In the end, he was slandered and had to resign and go away... I know that my husband wants to make progress.
I don’t want to be nameless, I just hope you won’t be like my father..."
When Yuan Zai heard this, he felt unhappy and said: "Your Majesty has entrusted me with the important task of checking the foreign officials. Now is the time when I am developing my ambitions. Why do you use those unlucky things to undermine my self-confidence?
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After saying this, Yuan Zai walked away, leaving Wang Yunxiu alone, secretly feeling sad in the hall.
In the late autumn of the first year of the New Yuan Dynasty, under the leadership of Deputy Governor Yuan Zai, Jinyiweinan Town Fusi was formally established.
South Town is different from North Town. It is mainly responsible for illegal affairs in various states, counties, and military towns outside the capital.
In terms of functions, Nanzhen Fusi is more similar to an imperial envoy with many powers such as investigation, interrogation, conviction, etc.
Du Fu, the Minister of Rites, once pointed out in the court that military towns and government officials in Hebei, Hedong and Guanzhong colluded to force the people and collect taxes indiscriminately, which intensified the loss of northerners to the south.
Therefore, in order to stabilize the people and stop the population loss, the first task of Nanzhen Fusi's investigation was to go to these three places to investigate and deal with this incident.
And because of this incident, the first confrontation between Jinyiweinan Town Fusi and the local feudal town slowly began.
